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Post by coldiron on Oct 24, 2010 12:30:35 GMT -5
I want some of those upgrade kits just for customs. I just checked yesterday, assemble borg are on ebay at an alright price if your still looking for some.
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Post by recca74 on Dec 27, 2010 13:33:58 GMT -5
So I found this email in my junk box this afternoon... Looks legit...I think.... Hello,
We are pleased to finally announce the start of sales of Assemble Borg character toys from the Revoltech action figure series on Amazon.com in the US.
Please let me know if you have any question.
Sincerely,
Yasu Kutami
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Assemble Borg - Press Release
Massive hit products from Akihabara, the Mecca of Japanese culture, are now in America!!!
The Assemble Borg are cyberspace action figures built with unparalleled Japanese toy technology. Download our free iPad app to see our character catalogue today!
Tokyo-based IDA, Inc. (International Digital Artist), headed by CEO Junya Okabe, announced the start of sales of Assemble Borg character toys from the Revoltech action figure series, which were enormously successful in the Akihabara culture, and revealed the free Assemble Borg Guidebook on iTunes (Sales Agent: Character Tank, Inc.)
The Assemble Borg series was designed by famed Trigun manga author Yasuhiro Nightow and they are a new style of toy from Kaiyodo, one of Japanese premier brands.
Unlimited Reassembly x Super Action Figures!
You can interchange all heads, arms, legs, torsos, equipment and weapons of all the characters. Not only is Assemble Borg a new action figure concept, the figures also have the unique functionality of toy building blocks.
Four Big Concepts of Assemble Borg!
1: A completely original world created by TOYTRIBE and KAIYODO
2: Ultimate action poses enabled by Revolver Joints
3: Infinite play value from reassembling parts like toy blocks
4: Exclusive online availability through Amazon in the US
Full sales launch on December 27, 2010, the culmination of test marketing that began in mid-December.
Official English website:
www.assembleborg.net/
Free iApp download:
itunes.apple.com/us/app/403459563/id403459563
Official Facebook Page:
www.facebook.com/pages/Assemble-Borg-Revoltech/176688549018912
Please direct requests for other high-resolution images and inquiries to:
Yasumasa Kutami
Character Tank, Inc.
info@charactertank.com And voila! www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u....s=assemble+borgKinda hit me by surprise! Pretty cool though. I like 2$9.99 for these! |
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Post by mechamasterj on Dec 27, 2010 18:07:29 GMT -5
well ill be damned. this is awesome news sucks for us that paid premium for these. BTW were the other two assemble borgs released? the red and blue ones?
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Post by emerje on Dec 27, 2010 18:31:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I just read a press release on these and was coming to post it. The website sells the figures for $30 each, the bike for $40, and since they're sold through amazon the shipping is free! They also have joints coming soon for $5 a bag, pliers for $1.90, and box 3 packs for $6.
Looks like they'll be releasing a different series each season, starting with Chapter 1 in the winter, 2 "coming soon", 3 in the spring, and 4 in the summer.
Emerje
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Post by Cyrano on Jan 3, 2011 18:26:07 GMT -5
This is really fantastic. I just opened Cyber today. The figures come with the outer cardboard box and have the bonus bagged container and chip that the reissues and newer releases have included. I'm eagerly awaiting the next releases! [...]BTW were the other two assemble borgs released? the red and blue ones? Yup, all four items in the third wave came out, and the first two Assault Gears are out now too. |
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Post by mechamasterj on Jan 3, 2011 23:24:07 GMT -5
oh damn i need to get on that then, not really keen on the assault gears but would be cool for their extra parts.
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Post by Kidchuckle on Jan 8, 2011 3:18:10 GMT -5
I'm really happier about that price point. I loved the look of these figures but the price point was just too high! but now this seems a bit better to stomach!
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Post by recca74 on Jan 14, 2011 5:19:41 GMT -5
I'm really happier about that price point. I loved the look of these figures but the price point was just too high! but now this seems a bit better to stomach! Totally agree. Even though I have gotten a few of these at the premium price it's actually kinda tough not to go and grab another Barrels speeder and a Cyber figure right now. Might have to cave in soon and just get me a Cyber (which I don't have yet). This new price tier might help folks who haven't picked up these great figures yet. Speaking of the Barrels Speeder. Looks like Barron and Cyber are getting hooked up with rides of their own! assembleborg.com/04_assaultgear/bs_special/index.htmlAlso here's a pic and a link to my custom Zain gallery. plamowarriordx.com/Gallery/album84  |
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Post by magengar on Jan 16, 2011 0:35:59 GMT -5
Wow, that red Ass'borg looks awesome! I'm growing to like these Assembleborg character revoltechs; their body sculpts and designs look really simple. They do remind me so much of the '70s Micronauts figures. I think I'll fetch me an Ass'borg, the black one with the crazy hairdo, and play around with it... perhaps I might wanna try making custom figs from it someday.  zozo-Magengar |
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Post by dokuroking on Jan 22, 2011 0:56:49 GMT -5
I had posted this over at visibleinnards but thought many of you could use it too: Here is a visual checklist of all Assembleborg release that are currently out or on their way shortly: Regular Releases:Wave 1: Mr. Assemble And AssembleborgsMr. Assemble  Baron  Cyber  Barrels Speeder  Wave 2: JarknoidsXO  Yeeg  Zain  Doom Diver  Wave 3:Counter StrikeGhost Gunner  Panzer Puncher  Sonic Slasher  Tristriker  Wave 4:Assault GearWilderness Crawler  Strato Flyer  Abyss Seeker  Wave 4.5 or 5: ?Barrel Speeder Type B  Barrel Speeder Type C  Exclusive:Barrels Speeder Lightning Cougar Custom (Figure Oh)  Mini XO Clear (Wonderfestival)  Mini XO Red (Revoltech Pack In) Mini XO Green (Revoltech Pack In) Mini Purple (Revoltech Pack In)  Tristriker Custom (Wonderfestival)  Tristriker Luna Stingray Custom (Figure Oh)  Revoltech Coin Promotion:Mini Mr. Assemble (Clear Black, Black, Translucent White)  Gold Plate Mr. Assemble Gold Plate Cyber Gold Plate Baron   Other: I don't know if these things were actually released officiallyAssembleborgPartsCases  Assembleborg Tshirts    |
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Post by magengar on Jan 22, 2011 1:52:10 GMT -5
Coolito!!! This line looks friggin SIIIIICK! Thanks for postin all these pics of this entire line-up; Now I feel more compelled to try these bad boys on, starting with Mr. Assemble! ;D I'll do some research for any Wikis on these characters; I wanna know if the Assembleborgs come from an anime, a manga, or a videogame? Damn, these are hot. The translucent borgs look cool as fk, too! Thanks for showing! zozo-Magengar |
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Post by recca74 on Jan 22, 2011 3:11:28 GMT -5
I wanna know if the Assembleborgs come from an anime, a manga, or a videogame? While Assemble Borgs are not necessarily from an anime or a video game, their creator(s) has DEEP roots in anime, manga and gaming. You may have heard of Yasuhiro Nightow, the creator of Trigun and Gungrave(video game). He's also the founder of the branch title of Kaiyodo called Toytribe. Other creators include Yutaka Minowa (Vampire Hunter D, designs) and mech designer Noriyuki Jinguji (Zegapain). See: www.assembleborg.net/01_blastoff/product/index.html#designerOn an interesting note, during my recent viewing of the Trigun anime, I noticed episode 21 of the show actually features what looks to be some early prototype character designs of what we now know as Assemble Borgs. Here's a reference of one of the character designs from the show. It's one of the puppets controlled by Leonof the Puppet-Master.  Check out the clip at 4:39 of the show For the newer Aborg releases. I like Zira28 from ebay. Awesome seller from Japan. shop.ebay.com/zira28/m.htmlAnd of course Amazon has started it's campaign as well. Thanks to dokuroking for the pictoral release guide on the fly! |
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Post by dokuroking on Jan 22, 2011 3:48:17 GMT -5
I full second this. Or use zira28's proxy service too if you can't wait for the waves to show up on amazon: www.ytss.jp/For the newer Aborg releases. I like Zira28 from ebay. Awesome seller from Japan. shop.ebay.com/zira28/m.html |
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Post by mechamasterj on Jan 22, 2011 8:42:08 GMT -5
Hmm can u use the chips towered the newer figures? According to the trade in sheet with 100 chips h can get an AB of you're choice. That'd be sweet cuz I have over 200 Pts and I need two!!
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Post by recca74 on Jan 22, 2011 14:23:16 GMT -5
Hmm can u use the chips towered the newer figures? According to the trade in sheet with 100 chips h can get an AB of you're choice. That'd be sweet cuz I have over 200 Pts and I need two!! The way I interpreted it was that you only get a choice of one of the three gold-plated chested Aborgs. Mr A, Barron or Cyber. The other choice is a mystery bag that includes the "newest" Revoltech release, T-shirt, pliers, stickers, etc... . The choice is up to Kaiyodo, but technically if the newest release is a Assemble Borg Revo then you could get that, or it could be a Yamaguchi release. My feeling is that it would prolly be one of the newer Yamaguchi revos. We'll see! I don't know how, but it seems I've accumulated 100 points too! I was going to use them to get Cyber, but I got him from Amazon (with my 100th chip). So, now I think I'm going to use it for the mystery bag now. ;D |
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Post by dokuroking on Jan 22, 2011 23:31:08 GMT -5
If anyone has any extra revochips they're not going to use please PM me I can use a bunch more! Here is the way the chip exchange works, there are four main choices and only Course B offers an additional choice. Everything else is random. You must use a proxy or a have someone with a Japanese mailing address apply for the items as they do not offer this option in the US (at least not yet). Here are the options: Course A: Lucky Bag: 100 pointsIncludes one of the newest Revoltechs. Revopliers and other items. Items are chosen at random, no choice. Course B: Exclusive Assembleborg: 100 pointsChoice of: B-1: Mr, Assemble With Gold Chrome B-2: Baron With Gold Chrome B-3: Cyber With Gold Chrome Course C: Mini Mr. Assemble: 50 pointsTranslucent White, Black, or Clear Black Color is chosen at random. Course D: Revopliers and Revocontainter: 30 pointsSpecial Color versions Colors are chosen at random Hmm can u use the chips towered the newer figures? According to the trade in sheet with 100 chips h can get an AB of you're choice. That'd be sweet cuz I have over 200 Pts and I need two!! |
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Post by mechamasterj on Jan 23, 2011 23:03:57 GMT -5
Well so there No sure fire way to get them beyond buying them right out.. Oh well I guess I'll just go with random fig then prolly get an Eva tho lmao
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Post by dokuroking on Jan 23, 2011 23:17:31 GMT -5
Only Course A offers the regular release figure. All of the other itmes are only available with the coin exchange, unless you buy them on the secondary market. Well so there No sure fire way to get them beyond buying them right out.. Oh well I guess I'll just go with random fig then prolly get an Eva tho lmao |
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Post by recca74 on Jan 28, 2011 2:50:13 GMT -5
New promo CM for the English campaign releases.  |
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Post by mechamasterj on Feb 1, 2011 22:51:59 GMT -5
well thats pretty cool, wonder if they had a similar commercial in japan
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